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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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